Date: Mon, 5 May 1997 15:39:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Chris Timmons <skynyrd@opus.cts.cwu.edu> To: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> Cc: Andrzej Bialecki <abial@korin.warman.org.pl>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SMP hardware recommendations Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970505153046.12683H-100000@opus.cts.cwu.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.94.970505105905.29377B-100000@misery.sdf.com>
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You should be aware that ASUS P/I-P65UP5 among many other ASUS boards will not work correctly with very high density SIMMs - particulary 64MB modules which have more than 24 chips per module. This is stated in the motherboard documentation. Does anybody have a good source of 16x36 SIMMs built from fewer than 36 chips per module? I have several P6NP5 (uniprocessor) boards that work ok with two of these modules (128MB) but can't seem to handle 4 of them at once (for 256MB). I've ordered a Tyan board to experiment with, as I have quite a few 36cpm 64MB SIMMs around. ASUS says their boards support 64MB SIMMs but I wonder if that is "theoretically, if you can find 64MB simms made of 24 or fewer chips per module" ??? -Chris On Mon, 5 May 1997, Tom Samplonius wrote: [...] > ASUS makes very good boards. They make a dual-CPU motherboard, that the > CPUs are installed on a daughtercard. Very nice. I'm using one of these > now with just one CPU, but the SMP web page mentions that this board. > > > * RAM: 256 MB (EDO ???) > > For servers, always, always get parity memory. [...]
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